Sesame Crusted Salmon

This is a super-simple recipe, fast enough for a weeknight but upscale enough for guests. I thank my coworker and friend, LaeLoni, for sharing her dad's method for cooking fish, and my dad for supplying our trout. (I've added my tips, too.)

This may not be the most Fall-ish recipe, but we grill year-round. Brave the cold to try it & you'll save washing a pan!

Marinate your fish in soy sauce for 30-60 minutes in the refrigerator. (I put 4-6 thawed salmon steaks in a gallon-size Ziplock with about 1 cup of soy sauce.)

Get your grill hot. In a breading dish (or shallow bowl), mix grated Parmesan cheese and sesame seeds in a 1:1 ratio. (Use about 1/2 to 1 full cup of each.)

 

Lay out a sheet or two of tin foil and spray non-stick cooking spray (Pam) on the foil. Using a fork, remove each fish fillet from the soy sauce, coat both sides in the cheese/sesame seed mixture, then place on foil. I put 2-3 fillets on each sheet of foil, then slide a cutting board underneath to transport to the grill.

Grill on med-high heat for 8-10 minutes each side, depending on the thickness of your fish. You can check for doneness using a meat thermometer or checking if the fish flakes with a fork. Enjoy!

*I make this with thick, skinless salmon fillets - marinate about 1 hour, and cook about 15-18 minutes total time (we like our fish a little crispy). It also works great with large trout fillets, with skin on one side - I just skip the marinade step and brush some soy sauce on top, sprinkle the cheese/sesame seed mixture on the no-skin side and don't turn it over while grilling.

Mangia! (Eat!) . . . Cindy Lou Who

Fish Tacos

Makes 6 tacos

3 tilapia fillets
dash of garlic
dash lemon pepper
olive oil
avocado
onion
tomato
cilantro
lime
Monterrey jack cheese
corn tortillas
dash of salt

* I use frozen Tilapia, cover my frying pan with oil, cook Tilapia on low-med heat, cover with lid. Meanwhile, I chop all my veggies, dash with salt and garlic powder. After Tilapia is cooked dash with lemon pepper.
* Spray olive oil Pam cooking spray on a griddle, cook both sides of tortillas, and melt the cheese on one side.
* Combine all together and add some fresh squeezed lime.

The tacos should taste fresh and lite.

Yummy Trout and Hashbrowns

This is my first time being more than 3 hours from my family. I have missed some of the wonderful traditions my family has every year... golfing over the fourth of July at Star Valley, Wyoming, hunting over Labor Day weekend, bar-b-cues, and parties. This year, the trip I missed the very most was fishing at Henry's Lake over Memorial Day weekend. After going to the grocery store about a thousand times waiting ever so impatiently for the chance to buy trout, it finally arrived. The next day... a family treat, trout and hashbrowns. I would love to share this easy but tasty recipe.

Ingredients:
         trout
         saltines or club crackers (crushed into chunks)
         egg (whipped)
         hashbrowns
         butter
         salt
         pepper
         lemon juice

Hashbrowns:
         Place 3 tbsp butter in frying pan. Put desired amount of hashbowns in pan. Season with salt and pepper. Cook over medium heat stirring often until softened.

Fish:
         Dip filleted fish in egg. Season fish with salt and pepper.. Coat with broken crackers. In a separate pan from hashbrowns, fry over medium heat about 6 minutes each side or until fish becomes pale pink. With the fish, be sure to keep the pan buttered to prevent burning of the crackers.

Add a dash of lemon juice to the fish. Dish up and enjoy!!

Chunky Tuna Dip



If you like Tuna Salad, you will really enjoy this combination. I know, everyone can pretty much put together a tuna mix for sandiwiches and stuff. This combination not only has those basic tuna fish sandwich ingredients, it takes a little twist that I like to call Chunky Tuna dip.

The key is to cut eveything in large chunks (well, as chunky as you want them anyway).

This is what I like to throw in my dip:

Canned Tuna

Celery

Onions (any kind)

A splash of Pickle Juice

(I don't add pickles to this dip usually)

Dill Weed

Salt and Pepper (liberally)

It's easy and tastes like you put a little something extra in there but, like I said, it is a basic tuna fish mix with a twist. I like to serve it with large crackers and it makes a perfect snack for those days when a basic tuna fish sandwich doesn't do it for you.